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ah, hello and welcome to to morrow to day the science program on d. w. the construction industry is booming, more is being built around the world than ever before, with serious consequences for the environment. because almost everything is made from concrete containing the binding agent cement the mind is made in special kills . this combustion process makes it a real climate killer. it's responsible for almost 10 percent of c o. 2 emissions caused by humans, but thus could hopefully change the carbon footprint of concrete could be reduced by using this material. expanded clay small airfield clay ball that are mixed in the concrete to reduce its weight. it

also works with glass being your clue alibi. everything about both materials is helping corporate air into a solid structure. and the more air, the more finely distributed, the better the quality in the i'm so, so home in from light concrete contains so much air than it even floats. i at the food is very university and munich. christiane tina's team is testing the formula for their in for light concrete, 1st expanding clay than water. and finally cement. this mixture weighs less than a quarter of standard concrete because it's so light, the material is harder to work with on construction sites on the team. it's

satisfied. it is on the i to the special feature of concrete is that it has to flow like a fine chocolate mousse. the concrete can be used to build walls that provide excellent insulation because of the trapped air digging that one's really cold, right? again, for light malls don't need extra insulation like polystyrene. and this concrete also helps the climate in other ways that it does it because it's porous an air containing c o 2 can get inside and then react with the calcium hydroxide in the concrete. so the calcium hydroxide binding, the c o 2 from the air, and so offset some of the c o 2 that was released during production utilized by the product. so in 5 years, it's put through it's open pours the info like concrete breeds in the greenhouse gas. the county em hydroxide contained in the concrete form during the concrete

mixing process absorb c o. 2 from the air. and over the years, turns back into calcium carbonate or limestone. and yet the concrete remains stable . using a scanning electron microscope, the research team observes how needles form inside the concrete, interlocking with each other, and providing stability. yes, shawn, we had, we look at how the micro structure has developed and we can, we see that the strength, building needles, who formed well to produce a highly robust concrete at small and magnifications. we can also see the porosity of the micro structure before that there are many mole pulls. and so much more air is contained in the ultra like concrete than in normal concrete hired as, as with us from them either talking them. but how strong is ultra light concrete compared to normal? concrete of blanca, regular concrete is exposed to pressure at

the freight, but only under 60 tons of pressure when it's the turn of ultra light concrete and it breaks under just 9 tons of pressure. these as the ultralight concrete has a stronger overall structure than the standard brakes are, is highly robust. as you can see from the way it to performs under stress, perform, you can use this concrete in an earthquake zone. it still has half of its load bearing capacity even though it's totally broken. to tarka put us. this is enough for a standard house as christiane tino but not for bridges or skyscrapers. ah, old buildings are often demolished to make way for me once. but what happens to the

old building materials most of the time they're disposed of, but almost all the components of a demolish building can be recycled. this may significantly reduce the carbon footprint of the construction industry. in berlin's shirt bag district, this student president's has long stood empty. now the old building is set to become something new, a multi generational house, thanks to annabel fund whiten. no love as a typically it would just be torn down this week. exactly. that's why we're happy you're here so we can go through the building together and see what parts can be kept and we used the aim is to save resources, reusing something avoids having to produce it all over again. it reduces c o 2 emissions but requires more planning as good as this and felt like the good thing

is that compared to the much than a granite slabs that were used the loss in the 1990s, the smaller tourette's tiles are about 4 centimeters fake and they can believe it out quite easily. all saving come on above and white on as an urban mining expert for her sites set for demolition. our sources of raw materials for new building projects by fence done as lead wind is in. the problem is often that use energy saving regulation is that certain ones can no longer be used. they simply can't me to day standards. used to building materials can't always be re used in their original form adhesive, like glue or mortar, make for added complications. the material must be removed, re cleaned and hauled away, which requires more work and often a rethink. during planning at the causeway institute of technology, professor dea cable teaches burning architects about circular construction. he's

been monitoring sustainability in the building trade for over 2 decades. hardly. let's yet seen in recent decades, if not centuries yard, we followed a linear business model name. that means we extract materials from the earth's crust to produce things like buildings. then we demolish them and deposit the materials as waste in landfills. decent thing this way of thinking must change in the future of dines at 1st because resources will be in short supply coin and 2nd to take responsibility and protect the climate better martyr's visit. so to think circular wouldn't and no longer follow this linear model that's led us to a dead end. denise, what did this once in his locker shouldn't switzerland is a pioneer when it comes to resource sufficient construction. in basel, they're even considering of voluntary commitment to using recycled building materials, architect, caston. miller and her colleagues have already realised numerous innovative

buildings this way, often unsightly and for. we need some advance warning about buildings that are about to be torn down by simply so that we can go there early enough. then we have the time to evaluate the construction component and save them so right 20 to ever lujan for a current project, there salvaging tons of electricity pylons their real climate killers. to produce recycling the steel supports allows the architects to reduce c o 2 emissions during the entire production process imagined as males, male on to name. we're noticing that more and more companies are adopting this concept and making the hugs as get at 1st, they're quite skeptical in any see the problems and huddled i, but as soon as they've done it once have been through the process, they view it as an opportunity to position themselves from the market and carry it further talk since it wasn't as tough as it looks at 1st. we some on from shined. one of the architecture firm's biggest projects is the cups bow holler in the city

of into to a 70 percent of the building was made from repurposed materials, the anal starsky length we learned from it that you need a launch platform, felice construction materials hydrophilic as they come in at different time, and you need an interim storage facility to prepare them for a specific buildings and such an internet platform as being developed in berlin called consular. it creates so called material passports which include a materials age, condition, shape, and color. they're then posted online. when a property developer finds a component, they can use a matches made soon. it could become even easier if the stands are fastened. the inventory that we're doing now is necessary because there aren't any material possible as yet. if in future such passports, why required for every new project on the continental platform that just have to be activated at the right time, i should have been assessing which materials can be recycled and whether it's worth

the effort requires experience and know how the architects know that some materials are more popular on the 2nd hand market than others. steel is sought after other materials, much less so. and it's too costly to recover and transport materials just to have them sit in storage. there are other hurdles to regulations about warranties and liability. when employing used, building materials still need to be established in germany. sustainable construction requires more than just the will of architects and builders. it also requires a legal framework. now, as we got mostly doing isn't just nice to have, it's the future. we must plan and build this way, although beano construction revolution, and without that no climate revolution, we won't meet the 1.5 degrees target if we don't radically changed the construction industry. so in the, near a few sure, the architect's 1st job could be,

see what construction materials are available on this circular market place. and plan accordingly. concrete can also be recycled. and if it can, it should be because the manufacturing process is extremely climate damaging concrete as might of water, sand, gravel and cement. the cement itself is composed of limestone and clay. it's killing, fired at up to $1450.00 degrees celsius. one of the most climate damaging stages of production. the combustion process requires enormous amounts of energy and releases carbon dioxide. c o 2 is also released in the chemical reaction. when limestone, c, a, c o 3 becomes quick, lime c, a o, and c o 2 ave alternative ways to make some main production more environmentally friendly. could

there be huge potential locked away in the humble cassava materials? researcher voice from schmidt wants to use it as raw material for cement, and use it to produce high quality concrete. cassava, also known as manioc or yoga, is a starchy tuber grown is food in many countries. but the peel is poisonous, which can cause problems when it rots. we're looking if on a little we're, we're making a form of cement from the ash of cassava pio and water. and we would later add sand to make it into something like concrete at all. this is like a precursor to concrete. we want to see if we can get the same properties from cassava peel, ash that we can from the normal cement to mixtures. linesman one in the middle, schmidt's concrete does contain some meant, but also the ash of cassandra appeal and sand and gravel like normal concrete

schmidt and burn the cassandra appeal to ash, and then placed it in a kiln and almost $800.00 degrees celsius. this releases a substance that's contained in the peel silicon dioxide. and that's the key to schmidt's concrete when the fun of so now it's time for the sand and we've got course medium and fine sailings. and this will pour that all in together now. and then the cement and water. and finally, the cassava ash, with a silicon dioxide. we've got new charges installed on the cassava. peel is also used for cleaning more so in places word grows a lot, which makes sense like sierra leone and gonna sit with her often with

a high line was the biggest exporter of cassava, and huge amounts of wood grown brazil out among there, they call it yoko or mun joker not was this enough for the seat of the country grows way more than it eats all, so there's a lot left over that could be used to make semantic middle school. and then catherine, thought flam. schmidt's research. colleagues and nigeria are already experimenting with cassava ash. the technology is improvised by effective simple ovens are used to produce the ash. the cement alternative is already being successfully produced and large quantities listed here. so this is luckily i was issued. it's important that the material flows nicely, but that the air bubbles can escape by themselves. they're not tracked. you know,

because that would reduce the strength of the concrete. the, i'm, you know, this when a constant the light is not, this is a nice consistency. it flows, but it's stable will be partakers in milton. wouldn't even the course particles don't sink to the bottom. we've made some good concrete here that only has 50 percent of the normal cement content by replacing it with limestone, powder, and cause sob appeal ash, which has hello china, half as much cement as normal means lower c o 2 emissions vol. sam schmidt wants to use test blocks like this to demonstrate its strength. the concrete is put under pressure until it breaks and it manages to withstand the same load as normal concrete. this pavilion at lake os university and nigeria is made of cassava concrete, a solid,

new eco friendly alternative in construction. if i'm a blood is red, why i? and now over to you, what have you always wanted to know? if you had the question about science nature, technology all makes and then just ask if we answer it on the show, we'll send you a little surprise as a thank you right. oh, send a video message to to morrow to day at d. w dot come, this week's question comes from will the 4th nixon in nigeria? oh, how long can a person survive without eating? fasting or freely choosing to go without food is a common custom around the world. people ought to fax for a certain time for religious health or political reasons. but how

long a person can survive without eating depends on many factors. the amount of fact reserves they have, their age and general health, all play an important role. someone who stops eating and drinking will die within a matter of days. those go without food, but stay hydrated will live longer. for the 1st days, the body goes without food. it draws on its blood sugar reserves, mainly to keep the brain functioning. because that requires a lot of glucose under normal circumstances. around half of our daily glucose requirement is consumed by the brain. but if there's no more sugar intake, the brain secures all of the glucose reserves, leaving the rest of the body to go hungry. once the glucose is gone, protein is next. the body starts to break down muscle. it turns amino acids

components of muscle proteins into glucose. jermaine chain supplies to the brain, but the body also burns fat until all gone to waterloo. starvation mode begins bodily functions gradually shut down the heart rate, blood pressure, and body temperature all sink the body does everything to reduce the amount of calories it burns in order to conserve energy that can prove dangerous for children . in particular. like here in the horn of africa, children's bodies react much quicker to mount nutrition. they can starve to death as a result of long periods of drought and failed harvests. if there is no more energy left in the muscles, the body starts to draw on its own organs, which can shrink to half their former size as a result. because the heart muscle is also broken down,

starving people often die of heart failure. ah, scientists figure that people can survive for 2 to 3 months without eating, but going without food for so long results in lasting damage including a weakened immune system, as well as major muscle and memory loss and know why al vision declines as we become older. usually this happens to adults in the mid forty's, the eyes accommodation 2 objects near or far away becomes limited. seen, clear without correcting lenses depends increasingly on light and visibility conditions. but why? what happens? we're about to find out, starting with it popular children's game that requires the keen eye.

if their eyes, bye with my eyes is will i something that is read. this is child's play for 10 year old emily whose eyes see colors brightly and details sharply. but not for her grandma, the game leaves her looking old. i tell you is over there. but why is that? what happens to our eyes as we age emily's grandma ingrid noticed the 1st changes in her early forties. ever since she's increasingly had trouble seeing things clearly up close. a classic case of pres, bio, pia, or age related farsightedness. many think the i muscles, it's a blame, but ophthalmologist antonia shackle off has more insight. 9 has to be the lens. that's the problem. it gets harder and less flexible as we age. and so the accommodation, the close up focusing no longer works as before and still only from

a good phone swim yet. oh, during childhood the lens is still elastic, allowing it to bend to vary the refraction over the years. this ability termed accommodation is lost as the lens harden's, the muscle has a tough time reshaping it, especially up close. the refraction isn't sufficient to focus light precisely on the retina. the image becomes blurred. so emily's grandma keeps her reading glasses at hand. it's an easy way to rectify the problem. yeah, yes, i've got one up to me to a great. but that's not ingrid's only problem. objects in the distance are also blurry, and sometimes everything's foggy. and a few rays of sunshine can make her eyes water. that's due to the lens is to children's still transparent and clear. but over the course of our lifetimes,

certain proteins inside the lenses start to clump together. as a result, they get claudia, causing some of the light to diffuse and come glaring. the image on the retina then appears to be blurry or foggy. ready ready often i'm thinking, oh to huh. this clouding of the lens of the i is known as a cataract is in business for the examination of ingrid's eyes shows that she has the mild cataracts, but it's not problematic yet. he lives in kendra is, are enormous sign of aging. they only become problematic on require surgery if they lead to subjective impairments of vision for people bless the inability to distinguish colors or contrasts. there's farms, enestus, complex infants, foot the changes occur gradually. simenon, can you give me a light blue m. o. been even a mild cataracts, means colors dominic as bright to her grandmother and desire that the dog may run

to her white looks yellowish and shades of blue. a launch li, filtered out of the t closer. the classic problem is the patients dress strangely as they no longer recognize the colors in that closet. clarifying. although wash the drapes constantly because they look so yellow look at a time. but what worries ingrid far more is not being able to see well in the dark . she can no longer distinguish between slight differences in brightness, which poses a danger while driving. several factors come together to produce what's known as night blindness. first, the cloudy lens absorbs a lot of light, but the retina also shows signs of aging and isn't as well supplied with blood and nutrients. over time,

around 30 percent of its photo receptions die above all the rods that are responsible for night vision. it doesn't make for a rosy outlook when comes older from a 3rd of the light sensitivity of young people, human mention. but isn't there a way of turning back the clock or at least slowing it down? there's no secret recipe to stop eyes from aging. though eating lots of fruit and vegetable certainly can't hurt bittman a and other corrosive nights like looting, which is found in leafy greens are essential. the good i health. otherwise the best advice is to avoid risk factors. kotik house down to rags can be triggered or worse, and by over exposure to the sun's rays and heavy smoke angles or otherwise, there's not really much you can do on the shore. naturally, a healthy diet is always good and a healthy lifestyle overall. because on the limbs visor and scott, and that includes u. v. protection from

a young age. but even the best precautions can't stop the eyes normal aging process . so old eyes don't stand a chance against young ones. you see of i fly with my that lie weiss, emily in her grandma might soon have to find a different game to play that. so for this edition of tomorrow to day, thanks for joining us. and see you next time until then state curious. ah ah ah ah ah ah ah

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